Aerialist above the Williamsburg Bridge
Aerialist flies high above New York’s Williamsburg Bridge [VIDEO]
It’s been 37 years since Philippe Petit pulled off his high-wire act between the Twin Towers in Lower Manhattan, an act of ethereal daredevilry that inspired the acclaimed documentary Man on Wire, as well as Colum McCann’s novel Let the Great World Spin, which won the National Book Award in 2009.
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Like the original New Deal, the Green New Deal is extremely wide-ranging. It addresses agriculture, energy, transportation, economic security, the environment, and the entire social sphere besides.
In his January 2013 State of the City Address, Mayor Bloomberg called for a one-third electric taxi fleet by 2020. What will it take to make that happen?